Fare-register.



PATENTED JAN. 20, 1903.

J, F. OHMER. FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21,-1902.

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No. 718,869. PATENTED JAN. 20, 1903.

- J. F. OHMER.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1902.

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No: 718,869. PATENTED JAN. 20, 1903.

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FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION IILBD AUG. 21, 1902.

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JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

FARE REGlSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 718,869, dated January 20, 1903.

Application filed August 21, 1902. Serial No. 120A62. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. OHMER, a cilizen of the United States,residing at Dayton,in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fare-registers.

The improvements consist of means for actuating the registeringwheels to turn them to zero and to lock said registering-Wheels against rotation in either direction, (except through the normal operations of the register after said registering-wheels have been turned to zero.) The mechanism through which said registering-wheels are turned to zero locks the machine against operation during the time in which said mechanism is in an operative position-that is to say, when the said mechanism for turning the registering-wheels to zero is moved to a position to act upon the registering-wheels to turn them to Zero the machine cannot be operated. It will therefore be seen that the mechanism through which the registering-wheels are turned to zero also puts the machine out of an operative condition during the period in which the said mechanism is in an operative position relative to the registering-wheels.

Theimprovementsfurtherconsist of means for operating the direction-indicator, through which the direction in which the car is moving isindieated. The said improvements further consist of certain specific means for sounding the alarm upon each operationof the machine, and the said improvements further consist of other points of more or less importance, as will be hereinafter described.

In a detail description of the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the register mechanism, the casing being removed, the lower portion of the supporting-frame being broken away and the lower mechanism not shown; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation on the line a: of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a side elevation of one of the registering-wheels and adjunctive devices; Fig. 4, a side elevation lookingin the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1; Fig. 5, atop plan view of the mechanism for turning the registering-wheels to zero and adjunctive devices, the shaft of the registering-wheels and other parts beingbroken away; Figs. 6, 7,and 8, detail views of the registeringwheels and adjunctive devices; Fig. 9, a detached View of the shaft of the registering-wheels; Fig. 10, a section of the'shat't on the line y y of Fig. 9; Fig. 11, a top plan view of the registeringwheels and adjuncts; Fig. 12, a detail View of the triple pawl for normally operating the registering-wheels; Figs. 13 and 14, detail views of the spur-wheel and disk, portions of the mechanism for turning the registeringwheels to zero and for operating thedirectionindicator; Fig. 15, a detail of features of the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and Fig. 16, a detached view of the pawls for turning the registering-wheels to zero; Fig. 17, a detail of the mechanism cooperating with the registering-wheels; Fig. 18, an elevation of the direction-indicator mechanism.

In adetail description of the invention similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

1 designates the main upright portions of the supporting-frame, connected byasuitable number of cross-pieces 2.

3 designates a horizontal shaft which is journaled in the upper forwardly-extended portions 4 4 of said frame.

5, 6, and 7 designate three wheels which constitute a series of registering-wheels that are loosely and independently mounted on shaft 3 between hubs 8, 9, and 10.v (See Figs. 1 and 9.) Two of the hubsto wit, 9 and 10 have each a single-tooth disk 11 and a notch or recess 12, while. the remaining hub 8 has only the notch 12. These hubs are made fast on the shaft 3. There is also on said shaft a single-notch disk 11, which is independent of the hubs, and a pinion 14?, all of which will be again referred to.

Each of the wheels 5, 6, and 7 has fixed to v its outer side a ratchet-Wheel 17, to which is pivoted a spring-controlled pawl 18, said pawls engaging with the single-tooth disks 11 in turning the wheels to zero. Operating in connection with the ratchet-wheels 17 is a series of pawls 20, 21, and 22, fast on shaft 23 and graduated in their relative positions, substantially as shown in Fig. 12. (See Fig. 16.) The ratchet-wheel 17 on the units-wheel 5 has a relatively deep notch 13, into which the pawl 22 of greatest curvature drops when one complete rotation of said units-wheel ismade through said pawl 22. At this time pawl 21 is permitted to engage a tooth on the ratchet-wheel 17 of the tens-wheel 6 and to thus move said tens-wheel one tooth. Upon a complete rotation of said tens-wheel the pawl 21 drops into the notch 19 in the ratchetwheel 6 of said tens-wheel, and thus permits the pawl 20 to engage the ratchet-wheel 17 of the hundreds-wheel 7, and thus the numbers are transferred from one wheel to another in a well-known manner. posite side of each of the registering-wheels 5, 6, and 7 there is a ratchet-wheel17, which carries a pawl 16. The pawls 16 engage with the notches 12 in the hubs 8, 9, and 10 and prevent the registering-wheels 5, 6, and 7 from overthrowing when being turned to zero by the pawls 18, which are carried by the ratchet-Wheels 17. (See Figs. 2 and 10.)

14 designates a rock-shaft the ends of which are loosely supported in the upper ends of the supporting-frame 4 4. (See Figs. 1, 4, 11, and 17.) The said shaft 14 has projected downwardly an arm 14 substantially of the curvature as shown in Figs. 2 and 11, and against the rearward side of which a round boss 14 rides. The boss 14 is on a pin 14 that projects from one of the plates 14. The operating-link 43 is connected to the pin 14.

From Figs. 1 and 11 it will be seen that the shaft 23, carrying the pawls 20, 21, and 22,is journaled in the two side plates 14. Therefore, in the operations of the link 43 the boss 14, riding against the outwardly-curved surface 14 of the depending arm 14 willcause the fingers 14 to rise from and clear the paths of the ratchet-wheels 17, and thus prevent said fingers from making contact with the said wheels 17 while the registeringwheels 5, 6, and 7 are being operated to record the fares. When the said boss 14 moves into the curve 14 of said arm 14, the spring 14 will assume control of the shaft 14 and fingers 14 and cause the latter to occupy the lower position, as in Fig. 2. In this position the fingers 14 enter between the teeth on the wheels 17 in the operations of the registeringwheels 5, 6, and 7 and prevent said wheels from overthrowing when moved to record fares. \Vhen the heel of the pawl or pawls 16 come into a position to be tripped by said finger, thesaid finger also simultaneouslyenters the teeth of the ratchet-wheels 17. It

' will be understood that each pawl 16 is tripped upon each rotation of the registering-wheels. There are three of the fingers 14", which, as before stated, when under control of the On the opspring 14 occupy positions in the paths of the pawls 16 and in the paths of rotation of the ratchet-wheels 17. The said fingers trip said pawls 16 during the operations of the machine to prevent said pawls from entering the recesses or notches 12 in the hubs 8, 9, and 10. Cooperating with the fingers 14 when the wheels are being turned to zero is a plate 43". (See Fig. 15.) The plate 43 is pivoted at 44 to the supporting-frame and has an upper extended portion 45, which is movable in and out of positions below the extension 14, which projects from the shaft 14. The said fingers 14 may be thus held out of operative relation with the pawls 16 and the wheels 17 at proper times-for example, when the wheels 5, 6, and 7 are being turned to zero. There is also an extension 14 on the other end of the shaft 14 for the attachment of spring 14', (see Fig. 18,) which normally draws the fingers 14 down into the path of the pawls 16 and wheels 17. The arm 43 has attached to it an expanding spring 46, which normally draws the extension 45 of said arm 43 toward the extended portion 14 of the shaft 14. (See Figs. 1, 5, 15, and 17.)

The extreme lower end of the pivotal arm 43 has an extension 47, which normally rests against the inner face of the disk 35. When said disk 35 is drawn outwardly with the elongated pinion 32, the tension of the spring 46 will move the upper end 45 of the arm 43 into the position below the extension 14, and thereby the fingers 14 will beheld up out of paths of the'pawls 16 and the wheels 17. It will be understood that the arm 43 is normally out of such position, but only assumes such position when the disk 35 is moved outwardly. The peripheries of the registeringwheels 5, 6, and 7 bear figures from 1 to O, which indicate the registrations.

24 designates a ratchet-wheel fast on shaft 3, which is engaged by a gravity-pawl 25, pivoted to the upper portion of the frame at 26. These ratchet devices are designed to prevent a movement to the shaft 3 the reverse of its operative movement.

26 is a spur-wheel rigidly mounted on shaft 3 and having projected from its inner side a stud 27, which upon each complete rotation of said wheel 26 elevates the arm 14, and thereby permits the end 45 of the arm 43 to move to a position below the arm 14. There is also an opening 28 in said wheel 26, (see Figs. 4 and 14,) and on the outer face of said spur-wheel 26 there is rigidly secured an angle-piece 29, a portion of the edge of which has a semicircular notch 30, which surrounds a portion of the opening 28 in said wheel and forms a stop for a stud 37, which will be again referred to.

31 designates a shaft mounted parallel to shaft 3 and having a longitudinally-sliding movement in the bearings 4 and 4", which are parts of the main supporting-frame. This shaft 31 has rigidly mounted upon it an elongated spur-wheel 32, which meshes with I the shaft 31 to occupy a position above a prothe larger spur-wheel 26 and through which I jection 40, which is on one end of the actuatmovement is imparted to the shaft 3 to turn wheels 5, 6, and 7to zero by turning the finger-piece 31 The ratio of movement of wheel 32 is approximately two and a quarter revolutions to that of the spur-wheel 26, so that a slower movement is transmitted to shaft 3. This is important, as it prevents a needless speed being imparted to the spur-wheel 26, which would have a tendency to cause an overthrow of the registeringwheels, and, further, by imparting to the said wheel 26 no greater speed than is necessary the registering-wheels and the cooperating mechanism are relieved of any undue strain. The shaft 31, upon which is mounted spur-wheel 32, is held in the inner position by a coil-spring 33, which is secured thereto and is confined between a collar 34 and the portion 4 of the frame. The strength of said spring is greater than that of spring 46. It will therefore be seen that the disk 35 is held in the inner position, as in Fig. 1, and as a result the arm 43 is held out from below the projection 14 of the shaft 14, as in Fig. 5. The disk 35 is mounted on shaft 31 between the elongated spur-wheel 32 and acollar 32 both of which turn with said shaft when it is rotated; but the disk does not turn with said shaft. Disk 35 has a stud 37 projecting from its inner face, which enters the opening 28 in the spur-wheel 26 upon a complete rotation of said spur-wheel by the elongated spurwheel 32. The compression of spring 33 maintains the stud 37 in contact with the outer face of said spur-wheel 26, so that when the opening 28 arrives in line with the stud 37 the latter enters said opening. The shaft 3 then becomes locked against any rotation until shaft 31 is drawn out a sufficient extent to enable the stud 37 to remove from the opening 28. A complete rotation of the spuravheel 26 is determined by the stop 30, against which the stud 37 comes. The shaft 31 is movable outwardly against the tension of spring 33; but the extent of such longitudinal movementis such that the engagement of the elongated spur-wheel 32 with the spurwheel 26 is not interfered with. The angle piece 29, which, as before stated, is secured to the outer face of the spur-wheel 26, has a portion which projects over the rim of the disk 35, (see Figs. 1 and 5,) which acts as a stop to prevent the disk from being drawn outwardly to an extent that would permit the stud 37 to ride over the stop 30 in turning the spur-wheel 26.

38 is a guide for the disk 35, which is mounted on the parts 4 and 4 of the frame and passes through an opening in said disk 35 near the rim thereof. This rod or guide 38 prevents any tendency of said disk to turn with the shaft 31.

39 is an arm or projection extending down from the lower portion of the disk 35 and deing-bar 41, and said bar 41 is thereby locked against movement by the operating member 42. The bar 41 has an oscillating movement through one or more lift-bars 42, there being one of said lift-bars only shown in the present case. These lift-bars 42, together with the cross-bar 41 and means for actuating said lift-bars, are well-known features of fare-register construction.

43 designates a link connecting the bar 41 with shaft 23, upon which the pawls 20, 21, and 22 are mounted-namely,the pawls which turn the wheels 5, 6, and 7, hereinbefore described. It will be seen that when this opcrating-bar 41 is elevated through the upward movement of a lift-bar 42 the shaft 23, upon which said pawls are mounted, will be moved to engage said pawls with the ratchet-wheels 17 on said wheels 5, 6, and 7. Aseries of detents or pawls 13, which are mounted on a common shaft 13 and are held normally in the teeth of the ratchet-wheels 17 by suitable springs 13, keep each of the wheels 5, 6, and 7 from turning back during the operation of pawls 20, 21, and 22. (See Figs. 2 and 3.)

The direction-indicator 15 and the mechanism for operating the same and shown in Figs. 1 and 18 will next be described. The plate 15, which indicates the directionin which the car travels, is secured to a side plate 15, pivoted at 15 to the upper portion of the main supporting-frame. 15 is an elongated slot in said plate 15 into which a pin 15 projects, the said pi'n being on the side of aspur-wheel 36. It will be seen that the movements of the spur-wheel 36 will lower or elevate the indicator 15 to expose the proper direction indication thereon. Spur wheel 36 is driven from a pinion 36, which is on shaft 3, the ratio of movement of wheel 36 being two to one of wheel 36.

It will be remembered that shaft3 is rotated from the elongated pinion 32, which, as before stated, is essentially of less diameter than the spur-wheel 26 on said shaft 3. It therefore requires that this order of gearing be reversed between the shaft 3 and the spurwheel 36, through which the indicator 15 is operated.

Next will be described the bell-sounding mechanism, which is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. 48 designates a bell secured to a shaft 49, supported on upright 50. 51 designates an arm pivoted at 52 to the supporting-frame 1. This arm carries at its upper end a hammer 53, and on the lower portion of said arm there is an extension 54 for the attachment of a spring 55, that throws the hammer 53 against the bell. There is a shoulder 56 on the said arm 51, which engages a ratchetwheel 57, mounted on the inner side of the frame 1. The ratchetwheel 57 is moved upon each operation of the machine through a pawl 58, carried on one end of the main opsigned when the disk is moved outwardly with crating-bar 41.

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The operations of the machine are briefly described as follows: In setting the registering-wheels 5, 6, and 7 to zero to begin a trip the shaft 31 is moved out against the tension of spring 33 by the finger-piece 31. This causes the stud 37 to move out of the opening 28 in the spur-wheel 26 and permits the shaft 3 to be turned through said wheel 26, which is rotated from the elongated pinion 32. The outward movement of the shaft 31 also moves out the disk 35 and gives the pivotal plate 43 over to the influence of spring 46. In the initial movement of the wheel 26 the stud 27 thereon comes in contact with the extension 14, lifts the same, and permits the end 45 of plate 43 to move below said extension 14, and thereby the fingers 14" are held out of the paths of the pawls 16. The said pawls are thus permitted to engage the recesses 12 in the hubs 8, 9, and 10 to prevent an overthrow of the registering-wheels when being turned to zero. After said wheels have been turned to zero, which takes place upon a complete rotation of the spur-wheel 26, the opening 2 therein comes in line with the stud 37 on disk 35. The said stud enters said opening, drawing the disk 35 inward. The pressure of said disk 35 against the extension 47 of the plate 43 moves the end 45 of said plate from under the extension 14 and against the pull of spring 46, and thereby permits the fingers 14 to lower under the tension of spring 14" to the paths of the pawls 16. and the ratchetwheels 17. In these positions said fingers trip said pawls upon each complete rotation of the registering-wheels and enter between the teeth of the ratchet-wheels 17, thus preventing any overthrow of said registeringwheels.

It will be borne in mind that the turning of shaft 3 through the movement of shaft 31 will also cause the direction-indicator 15 to move. The machine is then in a condition for operation at the beginning of a trip. As hereinbefore stated, the main operating-bar 41 is actuated in a similar manner through any one of a series of members 42, and upon. each movement of said bar 41 by any one of such members the pawls 20, 21, and 22 are actuated to engage their respective ratchet-wheels 17 to turn the registering-wheels. Each move ment of said bar likewise concurrently operates the bell mechanism through the engagement of the pawl 58 with the ratchetwheel 57.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels and the shaft thereof, of a spur-wheel mounted on said shaft, a pinion geared to said spur-wheel and through which, motion is imparted. to said shaft to turn the registering-wheels to zero, a longitudinally-slidable shaft upon which said pinion is mounted, and engaging means interposed between the registering-wheels and their shaft, whereby said wheels are turnable to zero during a revolution of said spur-wheel.

2. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels and their shaft, ratchet mechanism interposed between each of said registering-wheels and said shaft, a spur-wheel rigidly secured to said shaft, a pinion geared to said spur-wheel and through which, movement is imparted to the shaft to cause an engagement of the ratchet mechanism whereby the registering-wheels are turned to zero in a single revolution of said spurwheel, a longitudinally-slidable shaft upon which said pinion is mounted, and means for locking the spur-wheel against further movement.

3. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means interposed between said registering-wheels and said shaft for effecting an engagement to turn said wheels to zero, of a spur-wheel secured to said shaft, a sliding pinion engaging said spur-wheel and through which, movement is imparted thereto to cause a rotation of the shaft and thereby cause an engagement of the engaging means between the registering-wheels and the shaft, a disk movable with said pinion in the sliding movement thereof, and means interposed between said disk and spur-wheel whereby the latter becomes locked at the termination of a complete rotation thereof.

4. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, engaging means interposed between said registering-wheels and said shaft for turning said wheels to zero during the rotation of the shaft, of a spur-wheel secured to said shaft, a pinion engaging said spurwheel and imparting movement thereto, a longitudinally-slidable shaft upon which said pinion is mounted, means for locking said spur-wheel at the completion of a rotation thereof, and means for preventing an overthrow of the registering-wheels through the movements thereof in turning to zero.

5. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, engaging means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels for turning the latter to zero during the rotation of said shaft, of an auxiliary shaft having both rotary and longitudinal movements, gearing interposed between said shaft and the shaft of the registering-wheels, a series of pawls through which said registering-wheels are prevented from overthrowing while being turned to zero, and automatic means for controlling said pawls and preventing an overthrow of the registering-wheels during the movements of said wheels in recording fares.

6. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, engaging means interposed between said registerin g'wheels and said shaft IOK.

for turning said wheels to zero, a spur-wheel secured to said shaft, a pinion geared to said spur-wheel, a longitudinally-slidable shaft on which said pinion is mounted, means for limiting the sliding movement of said slidablc shaft, and means for limiting the rotary movement of the spur-wheel to a complete rotation thereof.

7. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means for effecting an engagement between said shaft and wheels to turn the latter to zero, of aspur-wheel secured to said shaft, a sliding pinion engaging said spur-wheel, means for locking said spur- Wheel at the termination of a rotation thereof, a series of pawls to prevent an overthrow of the registering-wheels while such wheels are being turned to zero, a series of fingers adapted to descend in the paths of said pawls and whereby said pawls are prevented from interfering with the free movement of the registering-wheels during the operations of recording fares, and said wheels are prevented from overthrowing, automatic means for holding said fingers away from said pawls during the operations of turning the registering-wheels to zero and for permitting said fingers to descend into an operative relation with said pawls and said wheels after the operations of turning said wheels to zero.

8. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said wheels whereby said wheels are turned to zero during a complete rotation of said shaft, of a parallel shaft adapted to both longitudinal and rotary movements, means interposed between said parallel shaft and the shaft of said registeringwheels whereby a proper rotation is imparted to the latter shaft, means for limiting the movement of the shaft of the registeringwheels to one complete rotation, means for limiting the sliding movement of the parallel shaft, and means for preventing an overthrow of the registering-wheels while being turned to Zero.

9. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels for turning the latter to zero preparatory to an operation of said registering-wheels to record fares, of an auxiliary shaft adapted to both rotary and longitudinal movements, gearing interposed between said auxiliary shaft and the shaft of the registering-wheels, said gearing being placed in an operative relation at the completion of the outward sliding movement of said auxiliary shaft, and means for locking said gearing after a complete rotation of the shaft of the registering-wheels.

10. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said registeringwheels for turning the latter to zero preparatory to an operation of said registering-wheels to record fares, of an auxiliary shaft adapted to both rotary and longitudinal movements, gearing interposed between said auxiliary shaft and the shaft of the registering-wheels, said gearing being placed in an operative relation at the completion of the outward sliding movement of said auxiliary shaft, means for looking said gearing after a complete rotation of the shaft of the registering-wheels, a series of pawls adapted to prevent an overthrow of said registering-wheels while being turned to zero, a series of fingers controlling said pawls to trip the same during the operations of the registeringwheels in recording fares, and means for holding said fingers away from said pawls when the registering-wheels are being turned to zero.

11. In afare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said Wheels are loosely and independently mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels for 5 turning said wheels to zero, of an auxiliary shaft adapted to both longitudinal and rotary movements, gearing interposed between said auxiliary shaft and the shaft of the registering-wheels, said gearing being placed in an operative position upon the outward movement of the auxiliary shaft, means for looking said gearing when the said auxiliary shaft occupies its inner position and whereby said gearing is locked after a complete rotation of the shaft of the registering-Wheels, a series of pawls to prevent an overthrow of the registering-wheels in turning said Wheels to zero through said gearing, a plurality of fingers tripping said pawls during the normal operations of the registering-wheels, a spring-controlled pivot plate actuated through the movement of the gearing to hold said fingers out of operative relation with said pawls when the registering-wheels are turned to zero.

12. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said registering-wheels are loosely and independently monnted,means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels for turning said Wheels to zero upon a complete rotation of said shaft, of means for turning said shaft, a series of gravity-pawls preventing the overthrow of said registeringwheels while being turned to zero, a series of fingers engaging said pawls during the normal operations of the registering-wheels to prevent said pawls interfering with the normal operations of said registering-wheels, and means for releasing said. fingers from said pawls at the beginning of the movement of the shaft which turns said registering-wheels to zero.

13. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said registering-wheels are loosely and independently mounted,means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels whereby said wheels may be turned to zero, a parallel shaft adapted to both a rotary and longitudinal movement, gearing interposed between said parallel shaft and the shaft of the registering-wheels, said gearing being placed in an operative condition by the outward movement of said parallel shaft, a direction-indicator geared to the shaft of the registering-wheels and movable simultaneously with the registeringwheels in moving the latter to zero. I

14. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels whereby said wheels may be turned to zero, a parallel shaft adapted to both a rotary and longitudinal movement, gearinginterposed between said parallel shaft and said registering-wheel shaft, said gearing being placed in an operative condition by the outward movement of the parallel shaft, and means for limiting the movement of the registering-wheel shaft to a complete rotation thereof,d uring which, said wheels are turned to zero, a direction-indicator geared to the shaft of the registering-wheels and movable with said wheels in turning the latter to zero.

15. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are mounted, means interposed between said shaft and said registering-wheels for moving said wheels to zero, a sliding pinion, a spur-wheel of greater diameter than said sliding pinion, said spur-wheel being mounted on the shaft of the register ing-wheels, means for limiting the movement of said shaft through said spur-wheel to a complete rotation thereof, during which the registering-wheels are turned to zero, a direction-indicator, a spur-wheel, said spurwheel having a pin and aslot connection with said direction-indicator, and a pinion geared to said spur-wheel, said pinion being mounted on the shaft of the registering-wheels and imparting a movement of said direction-indicator.

16. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said, wheels are mounted, a parallel shaft adapted to both a rotary and longitudinal movement, gearing interposed between said parallel shaft and said registering-wheel shaft, said gearing being placed in an operative condition upon the outward longitudinal movement of said parallel shaft, means for permitting said parallel shaft to move to its inner position upon the completion of a rotation of the registering-wheel shaft and whereby said registering-wheel shaft and said parallel shaft are looked, a series ofv pawls preventing an overthrow of the registeringwheels while being moved to zero, a series of fingers mounted in the paths of said pawls, means for holding said fingers away from said pawls during the operation of turning the registering-wheels to zero, said means permitting said fingers to drop to the paths of said pawls upon the completion of the operation of turning said registering-wheels to zero and whereby said pawls are tripped from engagement with the registering-wheel shaft during the normal operations of said wheels in recording fares.

17. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a shaft upon which said wheels are mounted, means for actuating said wheels to record the fares, mechanism for actuating said wheels to turn them to zero at the completion of each trip, a series of pawls to prevent the overthrow of said wheels in turning the same to zero, a series of fingers adapted to be moved to a position to clear said pawls when the registeringwheels are being turned to zero and to be lowered in the paths of said pawls after the completion of the operation of turning said wheels to zero, and means for controlling said fingers whereby they are caused to lie out of the paths of said'pawls during the operations of turning the wheels to zero, and are caused to lie in the paths of said pawls during the normal operations of the registering-wheels in recording fares.

18. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a horizontal bar having its ends turned at right angles and journaled in pivot-bearings so that said bar may have an oscillating movement, connections between said horizontal bar and the registering-wheels whereby said wheels are actuated to record the fares upon each elevation of said horizontal bar, means for thus elevating said horizontal bar, a bell, and mechanism interposed between said bell and said horizontal bar whereby the bell is sounded upon each elevation of said bar simultaneously with the movements of the registering-wheels.

19. In a fare-register, the combination with a series of registering-wheels, a horizontal bar having its ends turned at right angles and mounted in pivot-bearings so that said bar may have an arc movement when actuated, connections between said bar and said registering-wheels whereby said wheels are actuated to record the fares upon each operation of elevating said horizontal bar, a bellhammer, a ratchet-wheel engaged by said bellhammer, and a pawl carried on said horizontal bar and engaging with said ratchet-wheel whereby the said bell-hammer is actuated upon each movement of the horizontal bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER. Witnesses:

R. J. MGGART'Y, CAROLYN M. THEOBALD. 

